Updating a previous report, New England Patriots DL Marcus Stroud will make a base salary of $1.2 million in 2011 and $1.7 million in 2012, reports Mike Reiss, of ESPNBoston.com. The deal includes a $150,000 signing bonus. Stroud can earn $450,000 in bonuses in 2011 and an additional $50,000 in incentives. He also has a $100,000 roster bonus for 2012.

Free-agent DL Marcus Stroud (shoulder) believes he can still play and will look to sign with a team once he is recovered from offseason shoulder surgery, according to Allen Wilson, of The Buffalo News.